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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 18. 3. Next he worketh by these upon the Passions or affections: which fantasy having inflamed they violently urge the Will and Reason; and this according to the nature of the passion, whether fear or hope, sorrow or joy, love or hatred, desire, or aversation: but by none doth he work so dangerously as by Delight, and Love, and Desire of things sensual.
§. 18. 3. Next he worketh by these upon the Passions or affections: which fantasie having enflamed they violently urge the Will and Reason; and this according to the nature of the passion, whether fear or hope, sorrow or joy, love or hatred, desire, or aversation: but by none doth he work so dangerously as by Delight, and Love, and Desire of things sensual.
§. 19. 4. Hence he proceedeth to infect the Will (upon the simple apprehension of the understanding,) to make it inordinately cleave to the temporal good, and to neglect its duty in commanding the understanding to meditate on preserving objects, and to call off the Thoughts from the forbidden thing: It neglecteth to rule the Thoughts and Passions according to its office and natural power.
§. 20. 5. And so he corrupteth the understanding it self first to omit its duty, and then to entertain deceit, and to approve of evil: And so the servant▪ is put into the Government, and the commanding powers do but serve it. Reason is blinded by sensuality and passion, and becomes their servant, and pleads their cause.